PRESS WEATHER NO. 157 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:30 HKT ON 12.01.2018
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 3:30 A.M. TOMORROW, SATURDAY)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:30 P.M. ON 12 JANUARY
2018
WARNINGS:
GALE FORCE WINDS IN NAN'AO. STRONG WINDS IN HONG KONG
ADJACENT WATERS, SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN
DAO.
WEATHER SITUATION:
THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
ROUGH SEAS.
NAN'AO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.
SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
ROUGH SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
EASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 5
VISIBILITY 21 KILOMETRES
SHANTOU WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 23 KILOMETRES
DONGSHA WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 5
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 5
MACAU WIND EAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 40 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4
VISIBILITY 11 KILOMETRES IN SHOWERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:30 HKT ON 12.01.2018